Fear in Rivers as cultists kill 3, residents blame police

- Residents of Ogbunabali in Rivers state are in fear as cultists struck and killed three people

- The residents accused the police of being slow in restoring peace to the community

- The killings were reprisal attacks for a cult leader that was murdered in the area

People of Ogbunabali in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers state, are in deep fear as cultists were said to have killed three people in different parts of the area.

Residents of the community have, however, said the police was slow in ensuring that peace and order are restored in the area, The Punch reports.

A resident in the community known as Onwubiko Michael said the killing in Ogbunabali was caused as result of the murder of a cult leader in the area three months ago.

In his words: “On Saturday, a popular youth, who was not a bad boy, but was very jovial with everyone in the area, was killed around 9pm. Michael was described as a jolly good fellow, who did not disturb anybody.

“The next day, that is, Sunday morning, another man was killed at eastern bypass roundabout and on Monday morning, we heard that another youth had been killed. This is too much.

“These killings started about three months ago and since then, it has been one killing or another.

“No one knows the next person it will be. Business owners now close early to avoid being attacked. As a result of this, night life in the area is no more compared to what it used to be.”

Michael further said the police has not been responsive to the plight of the community as they are demanding for a formal compliant before responding to the situation.

He said: “The police have been very slow in responding to the security crisis in Ogbunabali; I heard that the police are insisting that a formal complaint be made to them before they can take any major action.”

Nnamdi Omoni, the state police public relations officer, however said the allegations against the police were false, and that the police is doing everything to protect the lives of people in the state.

He also said the police need the support of the resident in the area to deal with the crime.

In his words: “The police are doing everything within their power to protect lives and properties in the state and to make sure that criminals perpetrating crime are flushed out.

“We are appealing seriously to the people to share information that can lead to the arrest of the criminals, because they are their children.

“Those perpetrating this crime live with them and the residents know them very well. We (police) don’t even know them and we cannot just see people and arrest them, because we have to ascertain who is a criminal first before arresting.”

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that five people including a police sergeant, Jude Ndi, were reportedly killed by armed robbers during a raid in Cross Rivers state.

The robbery happened around the Utugwang axis of Obudu local government area as robbers disguised in police uniforms.

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